tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post8323357205640947288..comments2024-01-14T11:45:23.991-05:00Comments on Occasional Superheroine: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-28150728886148919932007-07-19T10:50:00.000-04:002007-07-19T10:50:00.000-04:00Someone's gotta advance the plot. If the plot need...Someone's gotta advance the plot. If the plot needs a catalyst, some character has to do it, and there's no reason for creators to get worked up about it. It's just a job that needs doing. The kid -- introduced specifically to die and set things rolling -- <I>is</I> a plot point, not a character. Plot points aren't bad, in and of themselves. All plots need them. From there, though, a skillful storyteller would be able to dress it up in character so it's not so baldly a plot point.Rob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07331286524477806963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-84089987245002895212007-07-17T23:26:00.000-04:002007-07-17T23:26:00.000-04:00The problem, rob, is that when you start treating ...The problem, rob, is that when you start treating them as plot points instead of characters, you get stuff like Identity Crisis or any hero who's lost a loved one simply to advance the hero's story.Lewis Lovhaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-55548427232919425112007-07-17T17:32:00.000-04:002007-07-17T17:32:00.000-04:00The bullet through the kid's head didn't bother me...The bullet through the kid's head didn't bother me in the least. He's not a person, he's a plot point, and it's important for storytellers to be able to discuss those things dispassionately. Same for the baby Hulks -- although in that case, it's a <I>stupid</I> plot pont.Rob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07331286524477806963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-75736048800415283582007-07-17T16:48:00.000-04:002007-07-17T16:48:00.000-04:00Ditto here. Frankly a lot of that pitch just irri...Ditto here. Frankly a lot of that pitch just irritated me, like how they were calmly discussing with glee how they were going to put a bullet through a little kid's head. To me, that was what was making me wonder what the hell is going through their minds.<BR/><BR/>And, of course, it's oh-so-nice how they were originally planning on the Hulk to impregnate hundreds of alien women. -_-Lewis Lovhaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724769374732321363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-14491340376824727652007-07-17T16:38:00.000-04:002007-07-17T16:38:00.000-04:00I got the same impression, Andrew.I got the same impression, Andrew.Rob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07331286524477806963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-15821539629974138222007-07-17T13:30:00.000-04:002007-07-17T13:30:00.000-04:00The language is clumsy and open to interpretation,...The language is clumsy and open to interpretation, but (based mostly on the "connection to Tony" comment) I'm pretty sure "the kid" Quesada's referring to in that note is Iron Man's ultimately non-existent Godson, rather than Speedball.<BR/><BR/>AndrewFoleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909694429016733095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25566450.post-57927699452397344232007-07-17T13:17:00.000-04:002007-07-17T13:17:00.000-04:00Every single time I see a copy of Identity Crisis ...Every single time I see a copy of Identity Crisis on the shelves, with its very grown up cover design and hardcover treatment, the words "TINY FOOTPRINTS ON HER BRAIN" light up inside my head with all the neon fury of Las Vegas. Never fails to cause uncontrollable laughter, and is totally worth the weird looks from the other shoppers.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023802756353551241noreply@blogger.com